I'm Bulgarian and I've studied English since I was 5 (I'm almost 18 now and I speak it fluiently), I currently live in the UK and somehow I have an American accent so perfect 90% of all people who meet me for the first time think I'm American.
Ha, pretty much the same deal here too. I also want to move in the UK to study. I'd also assume my accent would be American, because our English speaking skills derive from American media mostly.The Jovian said:I'm Bulgarian and I've studied English since I was 5 (I'm almost 18 now and I speak it fluiently),...
I was at University of Portsmouth for 6 months before I realised I wasn't enjoying myself, I wasn't right for the course and that I'd be much better off back home in Surrey. I only moved back a few weeks ago, I'm trying to get a reference so I can reapply for Uni of Surrey, but I@m also looking for work in the mean time.Scrustle said:Wow, the Isle of Wight. I live like 30 minutes away from Portsmouth. It's weird to see someone on these forums that lives so close to me.Megawat22 said:Well I'm from Scotland but moved down to the Isle of Wight to live with my Dad over a year ago.
OT: Not in the slightest. I have a very much a middle class Southern English accent, because that's who I am.
same exact scenario, midwestern with the most accentless accent to the point i'm dryer than sandpaper to listen to, but when i'm around different groups/dialects i start to mimic them. i've caught myself too many times, i have no idea why i do it but it happens after being around someone for a few hours or so.davidmc1158 said:I've been informed that I am actually something of a mimic. My real accent is American Midwestern, which has been touted as the most accentless accent in the United States. However, whenever I am around different groups, I apparently shift my accent to be similar to those I am talking to. On the phone, it seems I shift into a slightly classical British accent.
At least that is what various friends of mine have told me. I really don't notice it myself.